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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1943-08-26, Page 6.Expert Seed Office tO Buy Certain Forage Crop Seed Arrajryements have been made for handling forage camp seeis of alf- alfa, 'red clover,. alsike and alsike and white clover mixtures on a pro; fit participation basis through' the Special Products, Board, the Agricul- ture Department stated. As recently announced by the De- pertinent all export business in such seeds will be handled this year by the special products board and any profit made in the transactions will be returned to producers. A Seed Export Office has been opened by the Board at Lindsay, Ont,, in which all purchasing of seed in behalf of the Board will be cen- tred. Through this office all seed dealers handling the specified seeds, either for export or resale in the domestic market, may complete ar- rangements authorizing them to act as Agents of the Special Products Board in the issuing of profit partici- pation certificates to producers on seed purchased by them, Producers wishing to participate in profits resulting front export tran- sactions should make sure that their seed is sold to dealers so authorized. The Department points out that the initial price on seeds purchased by the Seed Exhort Office on export account will be established at a level sutficiontly below domestic ceiling prices to permit free movement of seed to meet domestic requirements, Prices at which the seeds will ev- entually be sold on export will, how- ever, be materially above Canadian ceiling levels and the intention `''is that all profits so made shall go back to producers who have obtained par- ticipation articipation certificates on seed sold by thein which may go either to the do- mestic or export: market, The Department announces that Fred Perrin, President and Manager of Hogg and Lytle Seed Co., Oak- wood, Ont., has been appointed man- ager of the Export Seed Office at Lindsay and has taken over his dut- ies there. He is well known in the seed trade and operates his own 240 acre farm at Oakwood. He has for many years been a Member of the Seed Advisory Board of the Depart- ment. THE SEAPORT NEWS TH!JRSRAY, At1OaIJST 2s, 1943 Drew Cabinet Takes Office A 10-meniber Progressive Conserv- ative cabinet, headed by Premier George A. Drew was sworn in at To- ronto on• Tuesday of last week by Lieut, -Gov. Albert Matthews to form a provincial government. The 49 year old' premier, whose party won 38 seats in the 90 -member house against 34 C,C.F., 15 Liberals and three others will assume also the education portfolio. Following is the cabinet with the members' riding bracketed. Prince minister, president of the council and minister of education— Georgo- A. Drew, (Toronto High Parlc). Provincial treasurer and minister of mines—Leslie M. Frost (Victoria), Agriculture — Col, T. L. Kenner)", (Peel), 1W��A®�k�et ®n Attorney-General—Leslie B. Black- vell (Toronto Elgliuton), Fattening Poultry Highways and public works— Geo, H. Doucett (Lanark), • Here are a few pointers concern- ing the fattening of poultry for mar- ket taken from the publication, No. 745 "Fattening Poultry for Market" issued by the Dominion Department of Agriculture and embodying the results of investigations over a num- ber of years by the Poultry Division; Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, The types of birds which require fattening are cockerels of all ages, whether marketed as broilers, fryers, or roasters. Capons need little, if any, fattening because as a rule they are sufficiently fat and soft fleshed, if killed off range. The labour and cost of fattening roosters, pullets, and hens are rarely justified. Cock- erel; of the light breeds, such as Leghorns, are uneconomical and are discriminated against on most mar- kets. Soft feeding in fattening crates is the most satisfactory method. Pen fattening is the logical substitute for crate fattening but should be consid- ered „only as a substitute. Diseased or very unthrifty 'birds should not be put into fattening crates. All feeds should be soft mixed, using skim - milk, buttermilk or whey. The value of cereal grains is as follows in des- cending rrder of efficiency—corn and oat groats or hull -less oats (equ- al), buckwheat, wheat, eats!, and bar ley. Ten per cent of meat meal or five per cent of rendered mutton or beef fat makes an excellent supple- ment to the ground cereal grains. Freedom from draughts and suf- ficient change of air are important in the fattening room which should he somewhat darkened between feedings. Temperature, ' if within reasonable limits is not an important factor in fattening, because in the investigations average temperatures of 88, 58 and 60 degrees F. gave satisfactory results, These and other points which cov- ar the important faetels in feeding and management will be found in the publication which may be obtain - '"ed free by writing to Dominion De- partment of Agriculture, Ottawa, "Our Post -War Air World," by Major Alexander P. De Seversky Tomorrow's commuter will roll his helicopter out of the garage and seeot away to bnsinessi Tonror'row's week- ender will hoard a silent Strato-Liner for a jaunt to Paris and Hawaii with the speed of sound. Read about our poet -war air world, by the author of " yictm'y Through Air Power," in The American Weekly in this Sun- day's (Aug. 29) is Ile of The Detroit Sunday Times, Will Pay Children to Collect Milkweed for Making Rubber Large scale experiments are under way to determine the value to the rubber industry of a gum obtained from common milkweed. Laboratory experiments indicate that this gum will lie extremely useful for blending with certahr types of synthetic rub- ber. The 'National Research Council is erecting a pilot plant at Ottawa to obtain a considerable quantity of gum for large scale semi -commercial tests. The Dominion Department of Agriculture has undertaken to secure in 1943 from wild plants a minimum of 100,000 ]b, of dried milkweed leaves for processing—many extra tires for the armed forces may result from the milkweed leaves collected. A campaign is being organized to secure the co-operation of fanners and rural school children in obtain- ing this material, The Ontario De- partment of Agriculture has agreed to have its Agricultural Representat- ives act in advisory capacity in con- nection with the collection of the milkweed. Many farms have pastures with ap- preciable stands of milkweed. The Dominion Department will purchase either dried leaves or whole plants directly from the farmers. If the farmer wishes to strip the leaves from the plant, dry them on the ground or barn floor, pack them in bags and ship theist to Ottawa, he will receive 3 cents per pound for dried leaves plus a small bonus for well dried material entirely free of other weeds. Tho Dominion Depart- ment will provide bags and pay the freight charges. If the farmer has a dense stand of milkweed he may cut the plants with a binder, leaving a long stubble of at least 8 inches and making small sheaves. He should then make stooks of not more than 4 sheaves. The material dries slowly and probably two weeks will be required for cone plete drying, The dried sheaves should then be transported to the railroad, packed as tightly as possible in a box car and shipped freight ! collect to Ottawa, The Department will pay $$0 a ton forthis material plus a small bonus for , shipments plus a small bonus for shipments that are especially free fromother weeds and perfectly dry. Partnere who wish to sell either drier leaves or whole plants should first write directly to Dr, Harold A. Health and public welfare -.--Dr, R. P. Vivian (Durham). Lands and forests — Wesley G, Thompson (Tient East). Labor—Charles Daly, (Lincoln). Provincial Secretary and registrar, and minister of municipal affairs— George H. Dunbar, (Ottawa 'West), Minister without portfolio—George I3. Clauses, (Grenville -Dundas). Premier George Drew is shown above surrounded by his nine cabinet ministers at their first cabinet meet- ing last Wednesday in the Cabinet Council room in the Parliament Buildings, at Queen's Park, Toronto. Standing, from left to •right, are Hon. Dr, R. P: Vivian, Port Hope physician, who is Minister of Health and Public Welfare; Hon. Charles Daley, St. Catherines, mayor and re- tail grocer, Minister of Labor; Hon. Leslie E. Blackwell, Toronto lawyer. Attorney -General; Hon. G. H. Dou- cett, Carleton PlPace, insurance ex- ecutive and farmer, Minister of Highways and Public Works; Hon, G. H. Challies, Morrisburg business executive., Minister without portfolio and vice-chairman of the Ontario Hydro Commission; Hon, G. H. Dun- bar, Ottawa Business College head, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Municipal Affairs; Hon; W. G. Thompson, Blenheim soy -bean grow-. er, Minister of Lands and Forests, and Minister of Game and Fisheries, Flanking Premier Drew are, at left, Hon. -T. L. I{ennedy, Dixie • farmer, Minister of Agriculture, and, right, Hon. Leslie M. Frost, Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Mines. Premier George Drew has selected a cabinet of only ten risen including himself, as compared with the 14 man Hepburn administration. Rear- ranging the cabinet positions to make this reduction possible the Pre- mier himself has taken the portfolio of Education along with his other duties. The office of Minister of Game and Fisheries, formerly administered by the provincial secretary, goes with Lands and Forests; Municipal Affairs, formerly combined with Wel- fare, goes to Labor, and the Port- folio of Mines, formerly a separate post; is under the Treasury. Public Welfare remains under the health Department, Mee Drew else .abolishes the post of Liquor Board chairman as a cab- inet portfolio, A speaker for the legislature •is -yet to be appointed, The Premier has announced his in- tention to appoint special committees to make surveys of. the legislative needs of agriculture, labor, eduda- tion, and the mining industry. As Minister of Education, Mr•. Drew is expected to personally dir- ect his program to reduce municipal taxation by 50 per cent. Social sec- urity and rehabilitation will also re- ceive attention, Mr. Drew declaring this problem's solution is "long over- due." A committee will study the admin- istration of the mines, Mr. Drew has announced, "with the , purpose of making adjustments in keeping with the great changes that have taken place in the milting industry in the past few years. "The first step is to seek adjust - meat of *the present system of taxa- tion on mines and for this reason the portfolio has been placed temp- orarily under the treasurer," he con- tinued. Under present arrangements the Dominion collects the heaviest taxes from the mines without regard to municipalities which perform the great service to them. Studies will be made of mines in other countries. "The raining industry in Ontario is in an extremely serious situation,"' the Premier said. • "Since the war more than half the mines have closed down. Unless steps are taken we may have many ghost towns in the north." Mr. Drew forecast a regrouping of departments after study is made on "the broad question of administra- tion and organization." The Premier reiterated his state- r�. ment there will 'be no "wholesale dis- missals" from the civil service, but examination is likely of various of- fices, Senn, Division of Botany, Central Ex- perimental Parra, Ottawa, and toll- r•cting and shipping instructions will be sent to them. Through the co-operation of the Ontario Department of Education pupils in rural schools are being urg- ed to strip milkweed leaves, dry then at home, and take them to school after school opens in Septem- ber. The collection of the leaves should start as early as possible in August. Bags will beiprovided to each school co-operating. The teacher will look after assembling the material at the school, weighing it, getting it transported . to a central point or points in the country. Cheques will be Rent to the Inspectors to be distrib- uted to each teacher. The money may be used for school purposes, Rod Cross, or paid to individual pupils at diser'etion. Officers of the Dominion Depart- ment are now making surveys of nat- ive milkweed and all available in- formation on each county will be sent to the Agricultural Representative and the School. Inspector. This may be of value in indicating localities in which collecting should be concen- trated. Collection by both farmers and school children should begin et once before leaf fall begins. This is definitely a war project which may ultimately make a very important contribution to our supply elf rubber. The appeal to the public 1 Should be on this basis. The quantity of milkweed needed is Large, the figure of 100,000 lb. be- ing minimum. A great effort is re- quired and your co-operation will be greatly appreciated. Pte, Jones was ten minutes late for parade. Snarled the sergeant: "So you have decided to come on parade. We were afraid you had signed a separate peace." unser ook We Fire Selling Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. 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